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Khamkeut district ເມືອງຄຳເກີດ | |
|---|---|
 Location of Khamkeut district in Laos | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province | Bolikhamsai |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Authority |
| • Head of City | Mr Bouneseume Paveekham (2012- ) |
| Population | |
• Total | 63,268 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Area code | 054 |
18°10′45″N104°56′39″E / 18.17917°N 104.94417°E /18.17917; 104.94417
Khamkeut is adistrict (muang) ofBolikhamsai province in centralLaos.[1]
Khamkeut district was extensively bombed during theVietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.[2] As of 2018, Khamkeut District continued to experience deaths from previously unexploded ordnance.[2]
Laotian settlements prefixed by the wordBan are usually small villages. Their names may appear with or without the prefix.
| Climate data for Na Pe, elevation 588 m (1,929 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 27.0 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.5 (63.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) | 33.0 (1.30) | 48.0 (1.89) | 107.0 (4.21) | 175.0 (6.89) | 295.0 (11.61) | 429.0 (16.89) | 422.0 (16.61) | 292.0 (11.50) | 112.0 (4.41) | 15.0 (0.59) | 10.0 (0.39) | 1,943 (76.49) |
| Source: FAO[3] | |||||||||||||
